THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHALFONT ST GILES
CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES
Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £4k for the year, driven by unbudgeted legacies, bringing total net assets to £321k. However, the trustees warn that the current financial situation is unsustainable due to historic losses and reliance on one-off bequests, projecting that the church could run out of money in 5 to 8 years if recurring expenditure is not reduced. Consequently, the charity has adopted a break-even budget for 2025 and intends to reduce the parish share payment to manage its cash reserves.
What the accounts disclose
“This states that an unrestricted reserve should be maintained in cash or liquid assets to cover between 6 and 9 months of anticipated recurring annual expenditure.”
“If action is not taken, it believes that the church would run out of money in 5 to 8 years. This would leave us with no reserves to develop the church’s ministry in the parish.”
Trustees
- Rev Daniel Edward Beesleychair
- David Arnold Jessel
- Janelle Dawn Stevenson
- John Ashurst Southworth
- John Peter Dugdale-Bradley
- Laura Zoe Julia Chapman
- MARGARET ANN CAREY
- Marc Seagrove
- Michael John Baldwin
- Rev Paul Evan Henderson
- Richard Spencer Paul Silman
- Tom Will Boundy
- Victoria Claire Neil
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2024 | £151k | £147k |
| 31/12/2023 | £126k | £159k |
| 31/12/2022 | £157k | £142k |
| 31/12/2021 | £157k | £142k |
| 31/12/2020 | £132k | £140k |
Common questions
Is THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHALFONT ST GILES financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £4k for the year, driven by unbudgeted legacies, bringing total net assets to £321k. However, the trustees warn that the current financial situation is unsustainable due to historic losses and reliance on one-off bequests, projecting that the church could run out of money in 5 to 8 years if recurring expenditure is not reduced. Consequently, the charity has adopted a break-even budget for 2025 and intends to reduce the parish share payment to manage its cash reserves. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHALFONT ST GILES | £151k | — | 0 | above | — | noted |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST, CHURT AND RUSHMOOR | £128k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SUTTON WITH SEAFORD | £564k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, GIPSY HILL | £637k | around £90,000 | 1 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY CHOLSEY | £151k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY APOSTLES, CHARLTON KINGS | £227k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |